2008-08-24-0729Z

Left Los Angeles yesterday morning. I had a
3-hour layover in Fresno, and decided to
get some sleep.
East on Tulare a few blocks to Van Ness is a park, so I laid out my poncho/tarp and dozed
off. Shortly thereafter, at about 11 on a Saturday morning, I awoke to lawnmowers all
around me. Even ignoring the poor choice of
timing, the goddamned grass didn't need
mowing! And there were maybe 10 guys with
mowers, going over and over the same spots.
This was no free-market operation, but
some kind of government make-work. Probably
parolees doing "public service". Whatever.
I got a signal from Holiday Inn, and
found out that by continuing North
on Van Ness for about 2 miles, then left
(West) 3 blocks or so, I could get to
Seqoia Brewing on 777 East Olive Avenue. So
I did, and ate and drank (porter and ESB)
until I missed my connecting bus. Took
another nap in the park, then caught the
next bus to Sacramento about 8 PM.

Leaving Modesto to arrival at Stockton was
only seconds in subjective time. Obviously
I must have slept, but it was like warp-speed
travel through the space-time fabric.

Three Monkeys was closed on arrival to Sac,
so I used my pevious blogs to find the
Capitol Garage bar, paid my $5 cover, and
will drink till closing. The next bus to
Reno isn't till 0330.